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Record 1 1994-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
DEF

Any of numerous insects (order Dermaptera) having slender, many-jointed antennae and a pair of cerci resembling forceps at the end of the body.

CONT

Earwigs are night-feeding insects ... that attack rose petals and leaves, eating many small holes through them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
DEF

Insecte (dermaptères), dont l'abdomen se termine par une paire de pinces cornées.

DEF

Genre d'insecte vulgairement appelé perce-oreilles, à cause de la ressemblance des appendices fourchus de leur abdomen avec les pinces dont se servaient autrefois les bijoutiers pour percer les oreilles.

Spanish

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